Waller partner plans bid to succeed Bart Gordon

Brett Carter, a Gallatin native and attorney at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, will run for the Democratic nomination for the Congressional seat now held by U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon.

“We have a lot of problems today, and voters deserve someone who will work across party lines to solve the issues that matter most to the middle class,” Carter, an Iraq War veteran, said in a news release. ” Voters are tired of petty bickering and politicians who do nothing but play to the crowds.